{"id":33699,"date":"2026-11-08T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33699"},"modified":"2026-11-08T23:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:55:00","slug":"arnold-schwarzeneggers-son-channels-his-dad-by-placing-in-top-5-at-bodybuilding-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33699","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s Son Channels His Dad by Placing in Top 5 at Bodybuilding Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Joseph Baena <\/strong>is following in his father&#8217;s footsteps with a new impressive achievement. The son of <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong> placed fifth in a professional natural bodybuilding competition on Nov. 7. He competed in the\u00a0Classic Physique Open category\u00a0at the\u00a0INBA PNBA Pro\/Am World Cup\u00a0in El Segundo, Calif., and took to Instagram to confirm it was his &#8220;pro debut&#8221; in the Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association (PNBA). He also shared two videos, including one of him from the event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"content-instagram\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"500\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DffNH9QA1nW\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the event video, Baena, 29, can be seen posing and showing off his muscular physique while on stage at the competition. &#8220;First look at my posing routine from the PNBA World Cup \ud83c\udfc6,&#8221; he captioned the post.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In another video, Baena talked about the competition and gave a shout out to Schwarzenegger, who won many bodybuilding competitions in the past.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was my pro debut in the INBA\/PNBA \u2014 well, my PNBA debut \u2014 and it was for Classic Physique Open, and I placed in the top 5,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So I&#8217;m extremely proud of myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"content-instagram\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"500\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfdyKNTMNDi\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like my father always says, &#8216;There&#8217;s no such thing as a self-made man,'&#8221; he added while mentioning his supporters, including his family, friends and girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Baena&#8217;s latest bodybuilding competition was his third-ever competition show, and he said he &#8220;came in looking so much better&#8221; than an April event he competed in. It &#8220;was a very emotional day,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He also shared that he &#8220;felt good&#8221; during the competition and achieved the goal he set out for before explaining that he still has some work to do. &#8220;I know what I need to do to improve. I know what it takes to get better now,&#8221; he said while mentioning that the other competitors had &#8220;better conditioning&#8221; than him this time around.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With bodybuilding it is really a solo sport and it all comes down to your own discipline and your own dedication to your craft,&#8221; he concluded before sharing that he is also &#8220;very grateful&#8221; for his online supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Before Baena&#8217;s latest competition posts, he opened up to <a data-ylk=\"slk:GQ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GQ&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/real-life-diet-joe-baena-bodybuilder\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>GQ<\/em><\/a> about having Schwarzenegger as a father and how the actor has helped him with his interest in bodybuilding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My dad gave me the bodybuilding encyclopedia,&#8221; Baena said in the April 2026 interview. &#8220;I was flipping through that, trying to learn how to grow the biceps, and I fell in love with weightlifting. 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